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Mathy: /* Citations */

2025-09-30T03:45:41Z

Citations

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	== Citations ==		== Citations ==

	~~Citations~~ are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations or factoids should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Use in-text attribution wherever it will suffice; otherwise, ~~use~~ a ~~reference footnote. Include~~ the ~~name~~ of the work only if it is not obvious from context. Use the chapter numbers from the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).		If reference footnotes are used, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page.

	Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using ~~MediaWiki's~~ reference footnotes~~. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page~~. Footnotes should always be placed after punctuation. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. The exception is for anything on Shanna's personal website, ~~which~~ should be ~~cited with a wikilink~~. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.		Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations or factoids should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Use in-text attribution if it flows naturally; otherwise, use a reference footnote. Do not use a hyperlink. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. Use the chapter numbers from the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).

			Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using reference footnotes. Footnotes should always be placed after punctuation. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. The exception is for anything on Shanna's personal website, where the link text should be the title of the page. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.

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Mathy: Deprecate parenthetical citations in favor of footnotes; clarification

2025-07-18T03:16:05Z

Deprecate parenthetical citations in favor of footnotes; clarification

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	** Incorrect: {{red\|He said, "Sit down".}}		** Incorrect: {{red\|He said, "Sit down".}}
	** Correct: {{green\|He said, "Sit down."}}		** Correct: {{green\|He said, "Sit down."}}
	* If a ''parenthetical citation'' follows a quotation, and the quotation ends in a punctuation mark:
	** If the ending punctuation is a period or comma, move it to after the citation ({{green\|He said, "Sit down" (Chapter 1).}})
	** If the ending punctuation is not a period or comma, leave it in the quotation, then end the outside sentence with a separate, appropriate mark ({{green\|He asked, "Are you OK?" (Chapter 2).}}).
	* Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' for possessives of all singular nouns, including common and proper nouns ending in ''s'' ({{green\|Argus's wife}}, not {{red\|Argus' wife}}).		* Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' for possessives of all singular nouns, including common and proper nouns ending in ''s'' ({{green\|Argus's wife}}, not {{red\|Argus' wife}}).
	** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).		** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).
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	== Citations ==		== Citations ==

	Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, use ''in-text attribution'' ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can either use in-text attribution ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}}) or a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).		Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations or factoids should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Use in-text attribution wherever it will suffice; otherwise, use a reference footnote. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. Use the chapter numbers from the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).

	Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's reference footnotes. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. Footnotes should always be placed after punctuation. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.		Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's reference footnotes. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. Footnotes should always be placed after punctuation. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. The exception is for anything on Shanna's personal website, which should be cited with a wikilink. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.

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Mathy: /* Citations */

2024-07-03T08:40:39Z

Citations

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	== Citations ==		== Citations ==

	Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, ~~the citation should be part of the sentence~~ ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can ~~be cited~~ in ~~the same way~~ ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}}) or ~~with~~ a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).		Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, use ''in-text attribution'' ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can either use in-text attribution ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}}) or a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).

	Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's ~~inline citations~~. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.		Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's reference footnotes. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. Footnotes should always be placed after punctuation. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.

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Mathy: /* Citations */ oop

2024-07-03T08:29:16Z

Citations: oop

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	== Citations ==		== Citations ==

	Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, the citation should be part of the sentence ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can be cited in the same way ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}} or with a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).		Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, the citation should be part of the sentence ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can be cited in the same way ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}}) or with a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).

	Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's inline citations. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.		Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's inline citations. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.

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Mathy at 08:28, 3 July 2024

2024-07-03T08:28:59Z

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	** Incorrect: {{red\|He said, "Sit down".}}		** Incorrect: {{red\|He said, "Sit down".}}
	** Correct: {{green\|He said, "Sit down."}}		** Correct: {{green\|He said, "Sit down."}}
			* If a ''parenthetical citation'' follows a quotation, and the quotation ends in a punctuation mark:
			** If the ending punctuation is a period or comma, move it to after the citation ({{green\|He said, "Sit down" (Chapter 1).}})
			** If the ending punctuation is not a period or comma, leave it in the quotation, then end the outside sentence with a separate, appropriate mark ({{green\|He asked, "Are you OK?" (Chapter 2).}}).
	* Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' for possessives of all singular nouns, including common and proper nouns ending in ''s'' ({{green\|Argus's wife}}, not {{red\|Argus' wife}}).		* Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' for possessives of all singular nouns, including common and proper nouns ending in ''s'' ({{green\|Argus's wife}}, not {{red\|Argus' wife}}).
	** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).		** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).
	* Avoid first- and second-person pronouns and constructions. (Especially for in-universe articles, because neither the author nor the reader actually lives in ''Story of Arceus''!)		* Avoid first- and second-person pronouns and constructions. (Especially for in-universe articles, because neither the author nor the reader actually lives in ''Story of Arceus''!)
	* For the most part, write verbs in the present tense. Past tense should be used for events from before the work, or subjects that are dead before the relevant work takes place.		* For the most part, write verbs in the present tense. Past tense should be used for events from before the work, or subjects that are dead before the relevant work takes place.

			== Citations ==

			Citations are not required for summaries and descriptions of the work itself. References to specific quotations should be cited by chapter number, with the word {{green\|Chapter}} capitalized. Include the name of the work only if it is not obvious from context. If not a direct quotation, the citation should be part of the sentence ({{green\|In Chapter 44, Jolvia reports Vizon's birth year as 6T32.}}). Direct quotations can be cited in the same way ({{green\|In Chapter 35, Avery says "That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros."}} or with a parenthetical ({{green\|"That's putting the cart before the ho- the Tauros" (Chapter 35).}}). Use the chapter numbers in the text of the work, not the chapter numbers generated by the host site ("Fission" is Chapter 35, not Chapter 64 as AO3 orders it).

			Facts from outside of the work, such as author comments, should be cited using MediaWiki's inline citations. When doing so, include a "References" level 2 header at the bottom of the page. A URL with no further markup is acceptable for the citation text in most cases. For AO3 comments, always link to the topmost comment of the associated thread.

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Mathy: /* Punctuation and grammar */

2023-12-08T06:38:08Z

Punctuation and grammar

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	** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).		** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green\|his sons' wishes}}).
	* Avoid first- and second-person pronouns and constructions. (Especially for in-universe articles, because neither the author nor the reader actually lives in ''Story of Arceus''!)		* Avoid first- and second-person pronouns and constructions. (Especially for in-universe articles, because neither the author nor the reader actually lives in ''Story of Arceus''!)
	* For the most part, write verbs in the present tense. Past tense should be used for events from before the ~~narrative~~, or subjects that are dead before the relevant ~~narrative~~ takes place.		* For the most part, write verbs in the present tense. Past tense should be used for events from before the work, or subjects that are dead before the relevant work takes place.

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Mathy: Created page with "Please follow these '''guidelines''' when editing the Story of Arceus Wiki. == Conduct == * Be nice — do not attack your fellow editor. * Be bold — you can usually skip the talk page and go straight to making your edit. * Avoid reverting others' edits multiple times — it's at this point you should take it to the talk page. == Style == This is not a comprehensive manual of style. Unless they are contradicted by the rules below, please defer to wik..."

2023-12-07T23:19:51Z

Created page with "Please follow these '''guidelines''' when editing the Story of Arceus Wiki. == Conduct == * Be nice — do not attack your fellow editor. * Be bold — you can usually skip the talk page and go straight to making your edit. * Avoid reverting others' edits multiple times — it's at this point you should take it to the talk page. == Style == This is not a comprehensive manual of style. Unless they are contradicted by the rules below, please defer to wik..."

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Please follow these '''guidelines''' when editing the Story of Arceus Wiki.

== Conduct ==

* Be nice — do not attack your fellow editor.
* Be bold — you can usually skip the talk page and go straight to making your edit.
* Avoid reverting others' edits multiple times — it's at this point you should take it to the talk page.

== Style ==

This is not a comprehensive manual of style. Unless they are contradicted by the rules below, please defer to [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style|Wikipedia's Manual of Style]] for general encyclopedic writing, and [[bulbapedia:Bulbapedia:Manual_of_style|Bulbapedia's manual of style]] for Pokémon-specific conventions.

=== Titles ===

* Titles should be a recognizeable and concise description for the topic.
* Write titles in sentence case by default ({{green|Illaminian language}}, not {{red|Illaminian Language}}).
* For italicized titles, add <code><nowiki>{{DISPLAYTITLE|''{{PAGENAME}}''}}</nowiki></code> to the top of the page.
* '''Character pages''': Only use the character's first name ({{green|Adelaide}}, not {{red|Adelaide Imperador de Milan}}; {{green|Olistia}}, not {{red|Conduit Olistia}}).

=== Punctuation and grammar ===

* For periods and commas around quotation marks, use ''logical quotation'' — i.e., place the period or comma inside if and only if it is part of the quotation.
** Incorrect: {{red|Years are written "6th Turn, 62," or abbreviated, "6T62."}}
** Correct: {{green|Years are written "6th Turn, 62", or abbreviated, "6T62".}}
** Incorrect: {{red|He said, "Sit down".}}
** Correct: {{green|He said, "Sit down."}}
* Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' for possessives of all singular nouns, including common and proper nouns ending in ''s'' ({{green|Argus's wife}}, not {{red|Argus' wife}}).
** Use ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' without ''s'' for all plural nouns that end in a pronounced ''s'' ({{green|his sons' wishes}}).
* Avoid first- and second-person pronouns and constructions. (Especially for in-universe articles, because neither the author nor the reader actually lives in ''Story of Arceus''!)
* For the most part, write verbs in the present tense. Past tense should be used for events from before the narrative, or subjects that are dead before the relevant narrative takes place.

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